Technical editorials
Platform Architecture
Technical posts about the hardware, software, services, and data flows behind Herb Hub 365.
Architecture notes on hardware, software, data pipelines, and design decisions behind the greenhouse platform.
Platform editorials
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Herb Hub 365 — Infrastructure and Architecture
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This post is a technical deep-dive into how Herb Hub 365 is wired together — the services, queues, data flows, and external integrations that run beneath the daily greenhouse updates. The diagrams below are generated directly from the li...
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The Hardware Behind Herb Hub 365
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Every data point, timelapse frame, and narrated video that appears on this site starts with a piece of physical hardware sitting in or near the greenhouse. This post is a tour of the machines, boards, and sensors that make up the Herb Hub 365 infrastructure — what each one does, why it was chosen, and how they connect.
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The Technology Behind Herb Hub 365
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Herb Hub 365 has grown from a simple greenhouse monitor into a small but fairly involved software platform. This post is a transparent look at everything that goes into running it — the languages, services, tools, and external integrations that combine to keep the greenhouse observed, narrated, and published each day.
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Introducing Prometheus Metrics Posts on Herb Hub 365
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Herb Hub 365 has always been dedicated to sharing the story of our greenhouse, but keeping the site fast and reliable while presenting rich data has been a constant balancing act. Today, we are proud to introduce a new capability that br...
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Introducing the Team
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Herb Hub 365 is a greenhouse monitoring and publishing platform built by a small team with a shared interest in making growing systems legible — to the people tending them, and to anyone curious enough to read along. This post introduces the two people whose voices you will hear most on this site.
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How the Herb Hub data is harvested
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The Herb Hub platform relies on a robust pipeline for collecting sensor information and distributing that telemetry across its infrastructure. At the heart of this process lies an automated mechanism designed to capture snapshots from various sensors, format them into standard JSON payloads, and securely deliver them via a message bus architecture using RabbitMQ. This system ensures that data flows reliably from edge devices to central processing nodes without manual intervention.
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How the Herb Hub timelapse service works
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The Herb Hub platform includes a dedicated component designed to transform raw image captures into polished MP4 video sequences. This service, often referred to as the timelapse builder, allows users and automated systems to generate time-lapsed footage directly from stored images without requiring manual intervention for every new batch of photos. It is an integral part of the broader monitoring infrastructure that supports long-term observation projects on the platform.
